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"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent."

Posted by Elanor Vermin (aka Dr.Vermin) Apr 8 '10, 15:18

I'm guessing America's victim class forgot this right around the time they forgot about "sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me", to the continual delight of trial lawyers everywhere.

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I don't care for this extreme in the workplace either. - ty97 Apr 8, 15:30 5
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  - As is a serial groper being such an ardent defender of sexual harrassment policies. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Apr 8, 15:35 3
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      - No chance of that, I was too busy denouncing Thomas Jefferson. - Dr.Vermin Apr 8, 15:51
      - Was your chest all puffed out when you typed that? - Stephen Apr 8, 15:49
People who think words can never hurt them have never been punched for something they said. -- nm - crash davis Apr 8, 15:27
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- In my world, the woman would slap your face for saying such a stupid thing, then go about her day. - Dr.Vermin Apr 8, 15:26 25
  - Why choose from the extremes? Most logical, balanced harassment policies exist to provide a harassment-free environment - ty97 Apr 8, 15:39 9
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      - Disagree. The scenario as described is still bullshit. - ty97 Apr 8, 15:54 2
        
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    - That certainly works too. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Apr 8, 15:40 4
      - ...I'm just anti-lawsuit, and anti-firing-somebody-with-no-evidence-out-of- fear-of-a-lawsuit. - Dr.Vermin Apr 8, 15:45 3
        
        You know, the legal system does exist for a reason. Sure, it's mutated beyond rational boundaries in a few areas, - Beryllium Apr 8, 15:48
        
        I think you'll get strong consensus for anti-frivolous lawsuit and anti-firing-without-good-reason. -- nm - ty97 Apr 8, 15:48 1
        
        See? Everybody agrees with Vermin in the end. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Apr 8, 15:49
  - Much better to bubble wrap everyones feelings so they can't ever possibly get hurt -- nm - Stephen Apr 8, 15:37 1
    - Merely having "the right to quit and work somewhere else" is insufficient. Tools are needed to defuse hostile situations, and this is one of them. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 8, 15:40
  - There's no room for violence in the workplace. Nor is there room for psychological violence, which is what harassment is all about. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 8, 15:29 6
    - That's right. Hug it out, bitches. -- nm - Max Apr 8, 15:41 5
      - Sorry, no hugging allowed in the workplace! -- nm - Stephen Apr 8, 15:45 4
        
        What if I work at the hug factory? What then?!? (nm) - musubi Apr 8, 15:52 3
        
        number one rule in drugs and hugs - always a seller, *never* a user. -- nm - Max Apr 8, 16:01 1
        
        yeah, well, I went to the hug store and they were all sold out of YOU. - Beryllium Apr 8, 16:02
        
        Well played sir, well played. -- nm - Stephen Apr 8, 16:00
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    - Well, jefferson's dead and vermin's still among the living, so clearly vermin's way is the right way -- nm - Beryllium Apr 8, 15:37 4
      - Zombie Jefferson is gonna eat your brains for that remark. (nm) - musubi Apr 8, 15:41 3
        
        As long as he's not a coworker, he should be easily dispatched. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 8, 15:42 2
        
        (Now I'm considering some sort of "Water Cooler of the Dead" Office Zombie thriller) -- nm - Beryllium Apr 8, 15:43 1
        
        You've got red on you. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Apr 8, 16:14
- umm, but they do...and take away their shoes and knock them up while you're at it. -- nm - Beaker Apr 8, 15:24

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